Winter Maker Market

 

ANNUAL WINTER MARKET

Date: 12/14/2024

Time: 10am-4pm

 The Most Festive Event of the Year is Here! 

Get ready for a day bursting with holiday magic, joy, and one-of-a-kind treasures!

Shop Local: Explore unique, handcrafted gifts created by talented local artisans and inspiring youth entrepreneurs from The Foundry. Perfect for spreading holiday cheer to your loved ones!

Save the Date: Gather your friends and family, and let’s make this holiday season unforgettable together!

Don’t miss out on the holiday fun—join us and support local creativity while celebrating the most wonderful time of the year!

Let’s make this season sparkle!

 

JOIN US AND SHOP LOCAL

Support these amazing small businesses and discover unique treasures:

 

FOUNDRY YOUTH PROGRAMS

  • Entrepreneurial Foundations Academy- Students working with Buffalo Fashion Runway create and sell upcycled fashion collections with donated garments from Goodwill.
  • FoundryMade - Unique metal garden stakes and cutting boards made by participants in this workforce development program
  • Creative Leadership Academy- Will be presenting a commercial ther created in partnership with KORP Foundation INC 

FOUNDRY FELLOWS - SMALL BUSINESSES

  • Suite 100 - Being Freed- Websites for creative professionals, freelancers, and small businesses
  • Suite 100 - SeaFreed - Queer uke and scuba-themed shirts, hats, mugs, etc...
  • Suite 103 - Bue's Beads - Waistbeads promoting body positivity, confidence & self-healing through body adornment.
  • Suite 104 - Felise Design- Handmade fine jewelry created by Metalsmith, Elise Lazickas
  • Suite 108 - Buttahfly Creations- Custom design event planning and items from shirts and keychains to party favors and decorations.
  • Suite 109 - FASHION59 - Fashion design and alterations
  • Suite 109 - Avella Marie - Logo tee shirts, dresses, alterations and designing services
  • Suite 115 - cmlb designs - handmade jewelry designs of carmen ml brown
  • Suite 119 - Keas Closet- Set design, home decor & DIY items!
  • Suite 120 - Aille Design- Works w/ the blind & visually impaired community to create clothing with a fashion statement you can feel.
  • Suite 203 - Yann Spindler Summer honey, Fall dark honey and, dark honeycomb. 

FOUNDRY FOLKS - STAFF/INSTRUCTORS/SUPERVISORS

  • Easy Breezy Creates- Crocheted products: bags, hats, mittens, cat toys, fidget toys, keychains, earrings, baskets, bowls, bags/clutches, prints and cards and canvases
  • The Fashion & Design Workshop - Small gift bags, stocking stuffers, pine pot pourri, and hand sized microwaveable heating pads to combat the aches and chill of winter.
  • Foundry Garden Committee - Ornaments and other nature decorations!
  • MASO Art -Fine art prints and cards, zines, and all-season decorative wreaths and mirrors with a folk-witch aesthetic.
  • mmDesign 716 - 8x10 linocut prints, 5x7 linocut prints (some framed too), patches, laser cut pins, handmade stickers.
  • Rockhound Forge - Mineral Treasures from NE USA and Canada direct from the person who dug them from the earth.
  • The Stained Glassman & Tile Works - Stained glass pieces of art
  • Wales Hollow Wood Butcher - Hand carved wooden spoons and utensils

FOUNDRY FRIENDS - WNY Artisans/Makers

  • Art by Amy LynnStickers, prints, jewelry, buttons, keychains, bookmarks.
  • Burnin Hollow Hot Sauce Hot sauces made with flavor first in mind - crafted with seven or less ingredients and no artifical flavors.
  • Celluloid Kitten Art - Prints, stickers, card - s, jewelry, accessories, and other art works from upcycled materials.
  • Colorful Creations - Woodburning art! Coasters, small and large plaques. Also quilling and painting.
  • Kat’s Kreations - I make jewelry,  accessories and ornaments from repurposed vintage items such as tins and silverware. 
  • Kay's Crochets - Crafty crochet trinkets - small and not as small!
  • Magpie Crochet -Handmade crochet items like plushies, potholders, hats, and ornaments. 
  • The Ladies K - Small sculptures, ornaments, crochet items, aprons & small paintings.
  • Love is Real - .Nature themed and inspirational phrase ceramic wall hangings and vases for the home or office
  • Sunrae Love Jewelry - Handmade artisan jewelry- BohoChic earthy and natural esthetics.
  • Timeless Babez - Handmade patches & pins. Hand sewn apparel with repurposed clothing

NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BUT WANT TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY?

Please consider making a donation to The Foundry at this link. Thank you!